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the company will spend about $750,000 to expand new facilities. it is planning to add 1200 positions by 2013. >>> economists warn that we could be headed to another recession if president obama and congress fail to find a way to avoid the fiscal cliff of tax increases and spending cuts that will take effect january 1. the president is returning to washington this morning, cutting short his holiday vacation. however, with only five days before the fiscal cliff deadline, no new negotiations have been scheduled. and adding to the pressure, treasury secretary tim geithner says the country is on track to hit its borrowing limit on monday. >>> and former president george h.w. bush has been moved to the intensive care unit at a hospital in houston. he's in guarded condition because of a stubborn fever. mr. bush who is 88, has been hospitalized for more than a month now, trying to recover from bronchitis. >>> you think you pay a lot to park. not compared to folks in chicago. it's going to soon cost $6.50 per hour. that's like 10 cents a minute at a meter
the company will spend about $750,000 to expand new facilities. it is planning to add 1200 positions by 2013. >>> economists warn that we could be headed to another recession if president obama and congress fail to find a way to avoid the fiscal cliff of tax increases and spending cuts that will take effect january 1. the president is returning to washington this morning, cutting short his holiday vacation. however, with only five days before the fiscal cliff deadline, no new...
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. >>> president obama is spending this new year's weekend reviewing reports from several government agencies about the airline terror attempt. on tuesday, the president will meet with the heads of all of the agencies involved in the anti-terror efforts. it appears that various government agencies knew about the 23-year-old nigerian suspect but didn't put the pieces together or share the information with one another. that one american official says will not be tolerated. u.s. officials have not confirmed meanwhile if a suicide bomber who attacked an cia outpost in afghanistan was in fact an afghan soldier. it's possible a soldier had a debate with a stolen uniform. two officials say the man was being courted as a possible informant and was allowed to go into a base gym without being searched. it killed seven employees. the taliban claimed responsibility. it says the man was an afghan soldier. >>> and there's still no word on whether fox television programs will continue to be seen on the time warner cable system. fox had said it would pull its services from college football. a deadline hours
. >>> president obama is spending this new year's weekend reviewing reports from several government agencies about the airline terror attempt. on tuesday, the president will meet with the heads of all of the agencies involved in the anti-terror efforts. it appears that various government agencies knew about the 23-year-old nigerian suspect but didn't put the pieces together or share the information with one another. that one american official says will not be tolerated. u.s. officials...
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. >> now, b this is the fourth time to see obama family will spend their christmas holiday here in the president's hometown of honolulu since the president wag elected in back in 2008, veronica. >> kristin welker, thank you. >>> donald trump may yet run for president. he dropped his republican affiliation friday so he can run as an independent in 2012 if he doesn't like the republican nominee. >>> queen elizabeth accompanied by her children visited prince phillip in the hospital where he is recovering from a heart operation. he was successfully treated friday night for a blocked artery. this christmas, more on that at 8:30 from nbc's duncan golasani in london. >>> and nike's new air jordans are sparking a buying frenzy on this, the last day to shop. kerry sander has more on this. kerry, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. this is the must-have gifts. things here at the mall are very calm as people try to buy them. in other part of the country, it has turned somewhat ugly. there were some shots fired in richmond, california, and in indianapolis buyers were trampled. no one w
. >> now, b this is the fourth time to see obama family will spend their christmas holiday here in the president's hometown of honolulu since the president wag elected in back in 2008, veronica. >> kristin welker, thank you. >>> donald trump may yet run for president. he dropped his republican affiliation friday so he can run as an independent in 2012 if he doesn't like the republican nominee. >>> queen elizabeth accompanied by her children visited prince phillip...
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president obama's pending job bill for tax breaks at companies that hire new workers may help. but economists believe the true job creation will come when companies ne to hire to meet demand. many predict if consumer spending continues to stabilize, the turning point will come in months. >> this is awesome. >> reporter: for sarah mcillroy's start-up, that time is now. >> reporter: two more indicators that have economists cautiously optimistic that the economy is under way, is that consumer spending is starting to expand. as well as credibility. also most notably in auto loans. and that's the first time to see that happen since the recession began. >> everybody looks at the almost 10% unemployment nationwide. when does that start to trend? >> reporter: that is going to be a while. we have to see 200,000 jobs added each month before that number goes down. >>> now, to ron claiborne. >> good morning, everyone. general motors is reinstating 600 dealerships that had been slated to be closed this fall. gm is offering the option of the 1,100 dealers that amealed gm's decision to prop t
president obama's pending job bill for tax breaks at companies that hire new workers may help. but economists believe the true job creation will come when companies ne to hire to meet demand. many predict if consumer spending continues to stabilize, the turning point will come in months. >> this is awesome. >> reporter: for sarah mcillroy's start-up, that time is now. >> reporter: two more indicators that have economists cautiously optimistic that the economy is under way, is...
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policies that said that we can spend more money from the federal government and create jobs, and that has proven not to be true. >> so let me stay with you just a second, kevin. where specifically do you think the two sides can work together? >> well, look, any time there's going to be a focus on the economy, i think there's going to be consensus. if the president is serious when he says that he wants to cut spending and he wants to engage in some sort of earmark reform, i think that there's going to be republican votes there. i think also on issues like energy, the president when he came into office said that he was going to find -- see what he can do to work with republicans on expanding domestic exploration of energy sources. he was also going to look at nuclear. i think there will be republican votes there, as well. >> karen, did you hear anything in there that you disagree with, or do you agree with all of that on this unusual sunday morning? >> no, i actually agree with kevin. i do think though education is another area where there seems to be broad consensus, particularly about
policies that said that we can spend more money from the federal government and create jobs, and that has proven not to be true. >> so let me stay with you just a second, kevin. where specifically do you think the two sides can work together? >> well, look, any time there's going to be a focus on the economy, i think there's going to be consensus. if the president is serious when he says that he wants to cut spending and he wants to engage in some sort of earmark reform, i think...
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president obama will spend years and the white house. he had victories in key battleground states. mitt romney said he and running ryan gave all they had to the campaign but the nation chose another leader. morechannel aid will have a live in-depth report in a few minutes. out what is happening on the roads. in virginia, interstate 95 of volume through stafford. everyone can get through dumfries' out of dale city. you can see it is quite slow in springfield. 210/indian head highway is getting cleared after a crash. the beltway has normal delays. a little bit of a wet start with light rain down in calvert county county and toward the eastern shore. for the most part it is rain and seen snow but that may happen later today. our temperature is 40 degrees at reagan national. temperatures will hold steady between 38-43 degrees. we will be back at 7:56. >>> because we are not as divided as our politics suggest. we're not as cynical as the pundits believe. we are greater than the sum of our individual ambitions. and we remain more than a collection of red states and blue states. we are an
president obama will spend years and the white house. he had victories in key battleground states. mitt romney said he and running ryan gave all they had to the campaign but the nation chose another leader. morechannel aid will have a live in-depth report in a few minutes. out what is happening on the roads. in virginia, interstate 95 of volume through stafford. everyone can get through dumfries' out of dale city. you can see it is quite slow in springfield. 210/indian head highway is getting...
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overnight, president obama signing orders to start $85 billion in across-the-board spending cuts. >> it's just dumb. and it's going to hurt. it's going to hurt individual people. and it's going to hurt the economy overall. >> reporter: this white house press conference would have been framed as another dustup as between the president and his opponents. >> the fact they don't take it means i should somehow do a jedi mind meld with these folks and convince them to do what's right. >> for those that didn't catch it, the president seemed to confuse "star trek's" vulcan mind meld with "star wars'" jedi mind tricks. these cuts will do anything but bring balance to the force. >> right at midnight tonight, we will begin to relieve training for units. >> reporter: as early as monday, some federal employees could be beamed down on furloughs. >> help me obi-wan kenobi, you're my only hope. >> reporter: the feds are fighting off the dirous consequences. like airline backups due to fewer airline controllers. an faa official estimates furloughs won't begin until april. the president says he won't
overnight, president obama signing orders to start $85 billion in across-the-board spending cuts. >> it's just dumb. and it's going to hurt. it's going to hurt individual people. and it's going to hurt the economy overall. >> reporter: this white house press conference would have been framed as another dustup as between the president and his opponents. >> the fact they don't take it means i should somehow do a jedi mind meld with these folks and convince them to do what's...
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and over 30 cents of every dollar obama spends is borrowed. much of it from countries like china. he's not just wasting money, he's borrowing it and then wasting it. we can't afford four more years. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message.
and over 30 cents of every dollar obama spends is borrowed. much of it from countries like china. he's not just wasting money, he's borrowing it and then wasting it. we can't afford four more years. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message.
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. >>> president obama asked congress to authorize spending 2 billion over the next ten years researching electric cars and other alternative fuels to cut american independence on foreign oil. he made the remarks when touring a reek research facility in chicago friday. the president proposes that the initiative 0 would be funded by revenue by offshore drilling. >>> an expansion of background checks took one step closer to law friday. it was approved by lawmakers and now sent to governor john hickenlooper expected to sign within two weeks. colorado was the site that mass shooting in an aurora movie theater last july. >>> from the come on man, two oregon girl scout troops selling cookies to attend credits to go to summer camp. they were duped in blowing they made a massive sale of 6 you thousand boxes. but they learned that the order was all a hoax and now they have to sell those cookies worth $24,000. the girls are holding a special sale today to try and move the thin mints and others so they can get to go to camp. let's chip in and get some samoas. do something here. that's rough. who dup
. >>> president obama asked congress to authorize spending 2 billion over the next ten years researching electric cars and other alternative fuels to cut american independence on foreign oil. he made the remarks when touring a reek research facility in chicago friday. the president proposes that the initiative 0 would be funded by revenue by offshore drilling. >>> an expansion of background checks took one step closer to law friday. it was approved by lawmakers and now sent to...
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president obama and democratic leaders will spend the day chasing every, single last vote. and abc's rachel martin joins us from the white house with the latest. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: good morning, elizabeth. the president heads to capitol hill today at 3:00 p.m., to meet with members of the democratic caucus. the president says he has the momentum. but the votes aren't there yet. >> we are at the point where we are going to do something historic this weekend. >> reporter: in the past week alone, the president has held more than 60 meetings or phone calls with members of congress, trying to finagle the 216 votes democrats need to pass health care reform in the house. that pressure may be paying off. yesterday, at least four democrats switched their votes from no to yes, including congressman john. >> yes. i will be voting yes for t bill. >> reporter: he is a conservative represent from ohio. >> a lot of people are telling me this decision cou cost me my job. >> reporter: a lot of democrats concerned about the language on abortion funding won't budge. speaker pe
president obama and democratic leaders will spend the day chasing every, single last vote. and abc's rachel martin joins us from the white house with the latest. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: good morning, elizabeth. the president heads to capitol hill today at 3:00 p.m., to meet with members of the democratic caucus. the president says he has the momentum. but the votes aren't there yet. >> we are at the point where we are going to do something historic this weekend. >>...
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. >> spend more time with his wife on land, i'm assuming. >> yes. not treading water. >> all right, rebecca, thank you. >> thanks, rebecca. >>> now president obama wrestling with how involved america should get in another terrible war in the middle east. he got together with his team this weekend. there are fresh reports that the syrian government used chemical weapons ones it own people. let's bring in our own washington correspondent, jon karl. he's in washington this morning for george stephanopoulos on "this week." what are the options that the administration are considering here? >> well, it all comes down to air strikes against the syrian government. possible air strikes against airfields, against military headquarters. but there is a divide in the administration about how forcefully to respond. one thing not on the table is sending in ground forces. this would be some form of air attack to send message to syria that this is unacceptable and to degrade their ability to do it again. >> we remember this president was very, very critical of the l
. >> spend more time with his wife on land, i'm assuming. >> yes. not treading water. >> all right, rebecca, thank you. >> thanks, rebecca. >>> now president obama wrestling with how involved america should get in another terrible war in the middle east. he got together with his team this weekend. there are fresh reports that the syrian government used chemical weapons ones it own people. let's bring in our own washington correspondent, jon karl. he's in...
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i think any christian should spend much time in prayer before refusing to vote for a family man with with high morals, business experience, who is against abortion and shares christian conviction concerning homosexuality just because he's a mormon. >> brad and angelina are among the biggest democrats out there. it's unusual to read jane pitt's highly conservative feelings. >> reporter: he's not the first celebrity to find himself at odds with family over politics. even angelina jolie has the same issue. her dad is a vocal conservative. the pitt family may not have been vocal until now. perhaps brad might wish his mom took the same path as his brother did, starring in a cell phone ad down under. the ad is to show just how normal and mundane life is like without the celebrity. >> interesting that's happening with both sides of the couple. >>> close to a settlement? tom cruise's lawyer now revealing his side. can they avoid a clash in court. >>> also coming up, a murder case that riveted the nation is back in the news, as scott petersen's lawyers are trying to spare his life and get his
i think any christian should spend much time in prayer before refusing to vote for a family man with with high morals, business experience, who is against abortion and shares christian conviction concerning homosexuality just because he's a mormon. >> brad and angelina are among the biggest democrats out there. it's unusual to read jane pitt's highly conservative feelings. >> reporter: he's not the first celebrity to find himself at odds with family over politics. even angelina...
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the senate approved a spending bill worth $60 billion. the measure heads to the house where some lawmakers are hesitating to approve the bill in the final days of the current session. >>> and in maine, the first same-sex couples are legally exchanging vows today. the new law legalizing same-sex marriage went into effect at midnight, 12:01 a.m. today. some ceremonies were held overnight. same-sex marriage became legal in maryland on tuesday. become legal on tuesday. >>> and finally, talk about living on the edge. in massachusetts, several homes on plum island are in danger of plunging into the atlantic ocean. thursday's storms and pounding waves are threatening their foundations. two homes are so unstable the homeowners can't get inside to retrieve their belongings. >>> now, time to ginger and the weather. >> pittsburgh, getting more snow this morning. and they're about 27 of so getting up early this morning. some more cold air behind it. and the snowstorm we've been talking about before the broadcast, now moving into northeast new england
the senate approved a spending bill worth $60 billion. the measure heads to the house where some lawmakers are hesitating to approve the bill in the final days of the current session. >>> and in maine, the first same-sex couples are legally exchanging vows today. the new law legalizing same-sex marriage went into effect at midnight, 12:01 a.m. today. some ceremonies were held overnight. same-sex marriage became legal in maryland on tuesday. become legal on tuesday. >>> and...
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rare bipartisan effort, lawmakers approved a $127 billion measure to expand highway and transportation spending, creating or saving nearly 3 million jobs. the package also prevents interest rates on student loans from doubling. >>> and punishments have been handed out for the four days who taunted a school bus monitor. the seventh graders from upstate new york were suspended from school for a year for their verbal assault on 68-year-old karen klein. they were also barred from taking the bus to school to complete 55 hours of service with senior citizens. >>> if you see a police ticketing drivers, sometimes you flash your headlights to warn other drivers. one houston woman wrote a sign, warning drivers that cops were ahead. the woman wasn't driving. she was on a bicycle. listen to this one. she was arrested, arrested, for standing in the street as he warned the motorist. you know the song, i fought the law and the law won. she fought the law and the law won. they always do. >> how can that be illegal? that's a good samaritan. >> standing in the street was illegal. not the sign. >> standing in the
rare bipartisan effort, lawmakers approved a $127 billion measure to expand highway and transportation spending, creating or saving nearly 3 million jobs. the package also prevents interest rates on student loans from doubling. >>> and punishments have been handed out for the four days who taunted a school bus monitor. the seventh graders from upstate new york were suspended from school for a year for their verbal assault on 68-year-old karen klein. they were also barred from taking...
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president >>> obama will spend the next three days in virginia and north carolina trying to of his jobs plan. he starts in asheville, n.c. and about jobs as much as shoring up support in key in 2008. won back our sister station newschannel 8 report inan in-depth just a few minutes. >>> looks like thousands of office cleaners are not going on strike after all. the union says it reached a on a four-year contract last nine. clear to gets for pay raise every year. to ratify thehave maryland lawmakers review to annapolis to vote on new boundaries for the maryland 8 congressional districts. must be approved before the regular session in january. we have plenty of fender busy ando keep us occupied. issue on allentown avenue nearch wheres air force base there was an accident. live to ouru on georgiaraffic mill road.liers to virginia where are smooth to the pentagon. the skies had cleared out in frederick. of the leftover cloud cover. the colors are beginning to change. mid 70's t ♪ >>> this is one amazing show. celebration of michael jackson from the creative minds behind cirque du soleil. we
president >>> obama will spend the next three days in virginia and north carolina trying to of his jobs plan. he starts in asheville, n.c. and about jobs as much as shoring up support in key in 2008. won back our sister station newschannel 8 report inan in-depth just a few minutes. >>> looks like thousands of office cleaners are not going on strike after all. the union says it reached a on a four-year contract last nine. clear to gets for pay raise every year. to ratify...
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. >>> taxpayers worried about the cost of health care reform are already spending a record amount for medical expenses. new figures show last year alone, we shelled out $2.5 trillion in health care. that's a record 17% of all u.s. spending. >>> a new indication this morning just how serious those chinese cyber attacks were for google. the company has reportedly turned to the national security agency or nsa, for help warding off foreign hackers. >>> and finally, an alabama man annoyed with a gas station clerk apparently took road rage to a shocking, new level. a surveillance camera was rolling when he drove his truck through the gas station window. police say he was upset that he had to pay inside before pumping. that's the news at 7:16. >>> now, let's get to the weather with sam. the clerk was okay. but the driver faces attempted murder charges. >> we're going to get right to the maps. we have a big storm system in the gulf coast and the southeast, that causes heavy rain today. it looks like it has the potential to be a major snowmaker for the mid-atlantic friday into saturday. we thi
. >>> taxpayers worried about the cost of health care reform are already spending a record amount for medical expenses. new figures show last year alone, we shelled out $2.5 trillion in health care. that's a record 17% of all u.s. spending. >>> a new indication this morning just how serious those chinese cyber attacks were for google. the company has reportedly turned to the national security agency or nsa, for help warding off foreign hackers. >>> and finally, an...
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. >>> president obama will spend a special envoy to pyongyang, for rare, direct talks about the north's nuclear program. >>> this is interesting. you can cough into your cell phone and save yourself a trip to the doctor's office. how? researchers are developing software that can analyze coughs. a quick hack into the phone, could tell if you have cold, flu, pneumonia, or other diseases. subtle clues in your cough, help the program diagnose your illness. of course, you should clean the phone before letting someone else use it. that is the news at 7:15. they're going to analyze like 1,000 different coughs. find out the distinguishing characteristics. create the software. >> what about the cough that says, can you believe what she's wearing? >> that's a scoff. >> exactly. >>> back for the weather again to sam champion on the beach in florida. >> good morning, everyone. we're going to start with a quick look at what's going on elsewhere at the nation. as we told you, tropical storm ida is onshore, throwing rain north of where we are. let's get to the boards. show you how beautiful it is in t
. >>> president obama will spend a special envoy to pyongyang, for rare, direct talks about the north's nuclear program. >>> this is interesting. you can cough into your cell phone and save yourself a trip to the doctor's office. how? researchers are developing software that can analyze coughs. a quick hack into the phone, could tell if you have cold, flu, pneumonia, or other diseases. subtle clues in your cough, help the program diagnose your illness. of course, you should...
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. >> you mentioned you wanted to work with president obama on spending cuts. in your pledge to america, you had $100 billion in spending cuts. that seems scaled back to $50 billion or $60 billion. can you pin that down right now? what have the target house republicans are trying to meet this year in spending cuts? and can you lay out specifically how you're going to get there? >> george, the target in the pledge to america was to reduce discretionary, nondefense spending, down to '08 levels. >> it said $100 billion several times in that document. you know that. >> the $100 billion was based on the fiscal year. what happened, as you know, when the democrats ended the session last time, they didn't pass a budget. so, we're in a situation where we have no budget right now. and we're going to work hard to bring spending down to '08 levels. and whether that -- >> what's the number? >> whether that happens -- well, we are going to accomplish more than $100 billion in cuts over the term of this congress. we are going to -- >> not the first year, as you promised? >> w
. >> you mentioned you wanted to work with president obama on spending cuts. in your pledge to america, you had $100 billion in spending cuts. that seems scaled back to $50 billion or $60 billion. can you pin that down right now? what have the target house republicans are trying to meet this year in spending cuts? and can you lay out specifically how you're going to get there? >> george, the target in the pledge to america was to reduce discretionary, nondefense spending, down to...
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these potential confirmation fights are just the tip of the iceberg for president obama. he's already getting ready for big battles over spending cuts, immigration and after newtown, gun control. let's bring in george stephanopoulos, host of weekday "gma" and abc's "this week." let's start with chuck hagel. is he likely to get the nod or if he does, can he make it through the confirmation? >> the president hasn't made a final decision, as david reported. democrats in the senate certainly believe this is coming. they've certainly been led to believe by the white house this is coming and kind of scratching their heads and can't figure out why. as david pointed out, a lot of democrats have questions about chuck hag ale on social issues like gay rights but his support for israel. and there's been some firm opposition for republicans. if the president goes forward, he is in for a real fight, likely to get him through but it's not going to be easy. >> he's had a lot of big fights. this morning we're hearing they're gearing up to take over the nra over gun control post-newtown.
these potential confirmation fights are just the tip of the iceberg for president obama. he's already getting ready for big battles over spending cuts, immigration and after newtown, gun control. let's bring in george stephanopoulos, host of weekday "gma" and abc's "this week." let's start with chuck hagel. is he likely to get the nod or if he does, can he make it through the confirmation? >> the president hasn't made a final decision, as david reported. democrats in...
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iowa, wisconsin and most importantly, ohio, where both candidates are spending a whole lot of time and money. the president with a new ad. >> without president obama's rescue of the auto industry, ohio would have collapsed. >> reporter: if the president can hold those three states, he will win the electoral college, even if mitt romney gets more votes. sound a little retro, like bush/gore 2000. when al gore got more votes but george bush became president. well, get ready. it is not probable, but it is possible again. >> we absolutely can see a scenario that romney wins the popular vote and president obama wins the electoral college vote. as we know, the electoral college winner is the one who becomes president. >> reporter: just to give you a sense of how close the race is. the newspaper endorsements are starting to come out. down in orlando, in florida, the paper there went for obama four years ago. but now, they're going for romney. but the tampa paper says obama. salt lake city, going for obama instead of romney. it's a close race as we get down to the last couple of weeks. >> david
iowa, wisconsin and most importantly, ohio, where both candidates are spending a whole lot of time and money. the president with a new ad. >> without president obama's rescue of the auto industry, ohio would have collapsed. >> reporter: if the president can hold those three states, he will win the electoral college, even if mitt romney gets more votes. sound a little retro, like bush/gore 2000. when al gore got more votes but george bush became president. well, get ready. it is not...
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. >> president obama does not share that commitment. if government spending were an olympic sport, he would be a repeat gold medalist. >> reporter: 125 people showed up at the first cpac meeting in 1973, to hear a keynote speaker named ronald reagan. today, there are a record 10,000. and they're on fire. >> a welcome like that is almost enough to make me want to run for office again. >> reporter: conservatives hope to take advantage of a historic opportunity. to unite a public that polls show is shifting to the right. but that movement is fractious. >> reagan's ideal of the big tent, which invited people in, is seen as code language for liberal republicans. >> i never liked the phrase big tent because, to me, it meant that, you let too many clowns into the movement or into the party. >> reporter: the tea partygoers came with their own agenda. and a fiscally conservative contract from america they want all gop candidates to sign. >> marital counseling between the conservative party and the tea party movement, they will dictate terms to t
. >> president obama does not share that commitment. if government spending were an olympic sport, he would be a repeat gold medalist. >> reporter: 125 people showed up at the first cpac meeting in 1973, to hear a keynote speaker named ronald reagan. today, there are a record 10,000. and they're on fire. >> a welcome like that is almost enough to make me want to run for office again. >> reporter: conservatives hope to take advantage of a historic opportunity. to unite a...
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>> barack obama has spent and is still spending, from the clips that jake displayed, over $100 million, three-quarters of it negative, attacking mitt romney. mitt romney has to keep doing what he is doing, which is running a principled and problem-solving campaign, which will portend a prosperous and positive presidency, george. >> thanks, mary. >>> turning to a newrash test for cars. look at this. they're not head-on collisions but partial crashes. something that better simulates a real-world accident with a real car. and abc's jim avila has all the details. >> reporter: it's the kind of serious accident that happens when a car hits a pole. or a tree. or another vehicle not quite head-on. the insurance institute calls it a small overlap frontal crash and is responsible for one-quarter of all fatal front-end collisions. as the new crash tests show, most cars, domestic and foreign, are unprepared to keep drivers safe during one. >> it represents a problem that is not being addressed. >> reporter: this is the first round of crash tests exposing this danger. no government agency does them
>> barack obama has spent and is still spending, from the clips that jake displayed, over $100 million, three-quarters of it negative, attacking mitt romney. mitt romney has to keep doing what he is doing, which is running a principled and problem-solving campaign, which will portend a prosperous and positive presidency, george. >> thanks, mary. >>> turning to a newrash test for cars. look at this. they're not head-on collisions but partial crashes. something that better...
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. >>> president obama and republican challenger, mitt romney, are spending this independence day doing the things we expect presidential candidates to do. but one thing more, we're seeing more of the obama children. it's "your voice, your vote." and here's abc's jake tapper. >> reporter: good morning. happy fourth of july. you know, thomas jefferson and john adams both died on the fourth of july. and of course, it's the birthday of president calvin coolidge. it's also a birthday of a member of the family who lives in the big white house behind me. malia obama turns 14 today. a celebration the first daughter can mark with independence day fireworks. which she and the first family will launch with service members and her families. another part of americana that malia and sasha are these days, the election. trying to beef up his number with women voters. >> proud father of two daughters. >> reporter: they appeared in a father's day tribute. >> i think of what kind of world i'm leaving for my two, little girls. >> reporter: the obama girls may be too young to be hitting the campaign trail
. >>> president obama and republican challenger, mitt romney, are spending this independence day doing the things we expect presidential candidates to do. but one thing more, we're seeing more of the obama children. it's "your voice, your vote." and here's abc's jake tapper. >> reporter: good morning. happy fourth of july. you know, thomas jefferson and john adams both died on the fourth of july. and of course, it's the birthday of president calvin coolidge. it's also a...
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to pre-obama levels. yeah. right. that will balance the budget in about 100 years. spending is way out of control. and we have to do something about it. so, i don't look at this as a career opportunity for me. i look at this as a chance to go and fix what's broken. and maybe come back to my medical practice. that's what i would like to do. and i think we need more people like that. >> even if it means you're going to be a one-term senator, you're willing to say we're going to cut medicare, cut social security in order to balance the budget? >> let's figure out how to fund them. i don't think it's appropriate that we borrow money from china to pay for our social security. i don't think it's appropriate that we took money from the trust fund and put it in the general fund and spent it. those are things that fundamentally have to be fixed. >> the only way to get to the kind of cuts you're talking about is to have dramatic reform, which will mean fewer benefits for people on social security and medicare. >> u
to pre-obama levels. yeah. right. that will balance the budget in about 100 years. spending is way out of control. and we have to do something about it. so, i don't look at this as a career opportunity for me. i look at this as a chance to go and fix what's broken. and maybe come back to my medical practice. that's what i would like to do. and i think we need more people like that. >> even if it means you're going to be a one-term senator, you're willing to say we're going to cut...
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obama is spending the rest of her stay with her good friend oprah winfrey at her estate on the island of maui. winfrey will also be celebrating a milestone birthday. she turns 60 just two weeks after the first lady. and the birthday festivities will continue when michelle returns to the capital. the white house has reportedly sent out invitations for a party in her honor. word is there won't be a formal dinner but there will be plenty of dancing. ♪ she does love to dance and we wish her a very happy birthday. oprah, too, by the way. >> mm-hmm. >>> we turn now to the weather and ginger zee with the latest on that lake snow. lake-effect snow, i should say. i'm so cold i can't even talk. >> it is not just the cold but that lake-effect snow and blizzard conditions south of buffalo. look at this. this is from hamburg, new york. i wanted to show you this picture. now a look at the video a little closer. you can't see anything. that's what's been happening here. look, just south of buffalo getting some of the heaviest amounts we think in some places they've had at least 10 inches and we're
obama is spending the rest of her stay with her good friend oprah winfrey at her estate on the island of maui. winfrey will also be celebrating a milestone birthday. she turns 60 just two weeks after the first lady. and the birthday festivities will continue when michelle returns to the capital. the white house has reportedly sent out invitations for a party in her honor. word is there won't be a formal dinner but there will be plenty of dancing. ♪ she does love to dance and we wish her a...
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first of all, keeping domestic spending low. then, making cuts to the pentagon budget. health care savings in medicare and medicaid. and taking on taxes. both in terms of seeking to close tax loopholes. and also, to increase taxes on upper wage earners. president obama will talk about the republican vision, the alternative vision, in which taxes are reduced while the deficit -- while they attempt to tackle the deficit. but he'll say, you can try that. but you do that on the backs of the most vulnerable in our society because you can only do that, he'll say, by eliminating health care for seniors and the poor. and by gutting education and clean air protections, george. he'll call his a balanced approach. >> he says balance. that's the big sticking point, jake, the taxes. both republican leaders in the house and the senate yesterday said that any discussion of taxes is a nonstarter. >> reporter: that's right. even though speaker boehner told you last week that nothing -- that everything was on the table. he said yesterday that raising taxes is a nonstarter. inde indeed, g
first of all, keeping domestic spending low. then, making cuts to the pentagon budget. health care savings in medicare and medicaid. and taking on taxes. both in terms of seeking to close tax loopholes. and also, to increase taxes on upper wage earners. president obama will talk about the republican vision, the alternative vision, in which taxes are reduced while the deficit -- while they attempt to tackle the deficit. but he'll say, you can try that. but you do that on the backs of the most...
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there are no changes to obama care that are even on the table right now. as you recall, that's what started this whole mess. but, dan, the bottom line right now is, talks have broken down over this -- democrats want to see some spending increases as part of it. in other words, democrats are pushing to undo some of the cuts that were put in place under the so-called sequester as part of the government funding for this temporary reopening. dan, it doesn't look very good right now. but they're at least talking. so that is a positive sign. >> and there's another potential snag, if hypothetically this deal gets cut on the senate side, when they send it to the house, where the tea party is very strong, what are the odds it will pass there? >> reporter: oh, yeah, the house. that's right, i mean -- this is a situation, speaker john boehner, as we were all talking about friday, talking with the president, trying to negotiate something with the president, he's been cut out of this. so, basically, it's going to be up to the house to either take or leave any agreement
there are no changes to obama care that are even on the table right now. as you recall, that's what started this whole mess. but, dan, the bottom line right now is, talks have broken down over this -- democrats want to see some spending increases as part of it. in other words, democrats are pushing to undo some of the cuts that were put in place under the so-called sequester as part of the government funding for this temporary reopening. dan, it doesn't look very good right now. but they're at...
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cuts and appeal of obama regulation. >> president obama's strategy is a pay phone strategy and we're in a smart phone world. what he's doing is taking quarters and stuffing it into the pay phone. >> reporter: rick perry slammed out a statement saying as governor of massachusetts, mitt romney failed to create a pro-jobs environment. meanwhile, rick perry was oversee the battle against texas wildfires, not focusing on the debate -- >> i'm substantially more concerned about making sure texans being taken care of. >> reporter: fellow texan ron paul slammed out a video, criticizing perry's past as a democrat. perry slammed back, noting paul became a libertarian while reagan was president. it will be interesting to hear representative paul explain why reagan drove him from the party on the grounds of the reagan library and jon huntsman was back slamming mitt romney with his own video. >> massachusetts ended up 47 in job creation. >> reporter: if you can follow, in the last 24 hour, rick perry went after mitt romney after ron paul after paul went after perry, jon huntsman went after romney
cuts and appeal of obama regulation. >> president obama's strategy is a pay phone strategy and we're in a smart phone world. what he's doing is taking quarters and stuffing it into the pay phone. >> reporter: rick perry slammed out a statement saying as governor of massachusetts, mitt romney failed to create a pro-jobs environment. meanwhile, rick perry was oversee the battle against texas wildfires, not focusing on the debate -- >> i'm substantially more concerned about...
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. >> reporter: when president obama first heard about this scandal, he sought and received the resignation of the head of the gsa. >> the president was outraged by the excessive spending. >> reporter: a spokesman for gsa called the video, another example of the complete lack of judgment exhibited during the conference. two years ago, gsa had a different take on the tape. the young man won an award. and, george, in addition to the resignation of the gsa administrator, four regional commissioners have been put on leave. including the one that asked for the conference to be over the top. george. >> i would think so. thanks very much. >>> don't miss jake on sunday. he has an easter interview with rick warren and his wife, kay. katie? >> all right. george, thank you. >>> new questions about the dangers cell phones pose to our children this morning. a recent study found that there was no significant risk of brain cancer in kids who use cell phones. but now, some scientists are challenging those conclusions. dr. richard besser is here to explain the controversy. hey, dr. besser. i know you've gon
. >> reporter: when president obama first heard about this scandal, he sought and received the resignation of the head of the gsa. >> the president was outraged by the excessive spending. >> reporter: a spokesman for gsa called the video, another example of the complete lack of judgment exhibited during the conference. two years ago, gsa had a different take on the tape. the young man won an award. and, george, in addition to the resignation of the gsa administrator, four...
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is spending in reinforcements. 50 marines are heading to sudan. other u.s. forces are heading to tunisia and more to yemen. and the obama administration has even asked youtube to review the film for possible removal. youtube denied the request, saying, quote, the clip is clearly within our guidelines. and so, will stay on youtube. back here in cairo, egyptian security forces have just cleared tahrir square, one of the routes leading to the u.s. embassy. driving out the protesters and gaining control of the area. the interior minister says it is not just to protect the u.s. embassy, but other diplomatic missions, as well. bianna? >> lama, thank you. >>> this violence has claimed two more american lives. two marines in afghanistan were killed when the taliban pulled off a brazen attack on a major base there. they say it was retaliation for the film. abc's muhammad lila is in afghanistan with the latest. muhammad? >> reporter: good morning. this is not like other attacks we've seen in afghanistan. this was heavily-coordinated and involved a large number of tali
is spending in reinforcements. 50 marines are heading to sudan. other u.s. forces are heading to tunisia and more to yemen. and the obama administration has even asked youtube to review the film for possible removal. youtube denied the request, saying, quote, the clip is clearly within our guidelines. and so, will stay on youtube. back here in cairo, egyptian security forces have just cleared tahrir square, one of the routes leading to the u.s. embassy. driving out the protesters and gaining...